that; the matter in question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
beginning; outset; first; onset
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
witnessing; observing; sighting
legend; folklore; tradition
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
massing (of troops); gathering
just one person; only one
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to have a talk; to tell a story
unidentifiable; unidentified
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
of course; certainly; naturally
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
war; fighting; fierce competition
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)